Passo Valparola - Sasso di Stria
Starting point: Passo Valparola (2180 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.52745°N 11.9925°E 
Time of walking: 50 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 297 m
Altitude difference (by path): 297 m
Map: Tabacco 03 1:25.000
Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then we continue on a highway in the direction of Videm / Udine to exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo Mauria. The road then descends and it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next crossroads, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo then we follow the signs for Alpine mountain pass Passo di Falzarego. This ascending road we then follow to the mentioned mountain pass, and then we continue right towards the mountain pass Passo Valparola. We park on a large parking lot below the slopes of the peak Sas de Stria. The parking lot is located little before fortress Forte Tre Sassi in which is museum.
From Primorska: We drive on the highway towards Venice / Benetke / Venezia. At town Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano, we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, we follow the description above.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on a narrow asphalt road below the slopes of the peak Sas de Stria. By the road, we will notice a signpost, which points us on the path towards the summit Sas de Stria. After a short crossing, which brings us on the northern side of the mountain path turns to the left and starts relatively steeply ascending. The path all the time runs on the northern slope of the mountain from which we have all the time a very nice view towards the nearby peaks above the mountain pass Valparola. By the path, we will also notice numerous military fortresses from the time of the first world war.
In the second part slope becomes a little steeper and on a shorter part we also get help from a steel cable and ladder. After that, the path becomes again less demanding and by the panoramic ridge it soon brings us to the summit.
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